Cigarette Prices in Bulgaria to Rise by 50 Stotinki Starting in May
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Smuggling of Cigarettes in Bulgaria is Currently 6.6%
Crime | April 23, 2018, Monday // 15:02
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Smuggling of cigarettes is currently 6.6%, according to data from tobacco companies. They announced this to Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov and the Ministers of Finance and Interior - Vladislav Goranov and Valentin Radev.
Highest remains the smuggling in Haskovo, Yambol and Dimitrovgrad. Last year, smuggling was 6%. Prime Minister Boyko Borissov announced that he would order an inspection due to the increase in smuggling.
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